Oven toaster



sepas, 1929. MMURPHY y '1,726,757

r OVEN ToAs'rER Filed June 11, 1927 HHMlullllilllllliillllllllllllll" Patented Sept. 3, 1929.. I' y Y UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIcE.

IOBZIKINA IUBPHY, I BUSHVILLE, INDIKA.

Application ile-11 June 11,1927. Seria1 Ho. 198,018. i

This invention relates to toasters for bread and the like and particularly to what may be termed an oven toaster soA constructed that the bread may be inserted within an oven-- like structure and toasted on two sides simultaneously, as opposed to the heretoforecustomary open type toaster-which in no way permitted the confinement ofv the vapor or moisture about the bread as it was being toasted. C

With my invention a 'superior quality of toasted bread isobtained, as the bread is not -undulydried outr during -t-he toasting process. The invention is descrribedin one spe. l'A

ciic form, with 'reference beingr made to the accompanying-drawing, in which Fig..1'is a front elevation'of the toaster; i

Fig. 2, a top plan view of the toaster, Fig. 3, a longitudinal section through the toaster on the line 3-3 in Fig.1;

Fig. 4, a;V transverse vertical section on the' line 4 4 in Fig. 2;

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Fig. 6, a horizontal section on the line 6-6 in Fig. 1.

Like characters of reference indicate like larts throughout the several views of the awing. l

The toaster tions comprising the base 10 and the top 11. The base 10 is rectangular in section and open from below;r and above. Bolts 12, two in each .of two opposed` side walls, are passedthrough the vertical wallsof the base loto'clamp the Ametal clips 13 against the walls. These clips 13 when so clamped lie entirely` along the wall f and are not 'bent as indicated, until. the m sulating -board 14` is laid 'down to on the nuts 15 of the bolts '12, when the chps 13 are then bent over singularly onto the top aoe of the board 14 to retain it in position board 14 is attached' the nuts 15.

To the top face of the an electrical heating elementv comprised of a .continuous length' of coiled resistance wire -16 -bymeans of clips 17. passed over the wlre, through the board 14, and 'bent over` on the under side muchas a paper fastener is-oper elll- Fig, 5, a horizontal section on the line 5 5' ing to hold the top ears apart from is preferably'made in two s ecthe 'wirelareconnected'to the terminal l screws 18.

' The to 11 is-open from. below but V*closed above an conforms in cross section to the size of the base 10. However, the lower ends of the side walls-of the top 11 are o's'et inwardly to enter slidingly within the' walls of the base 10 so that Ia telescoping arran ement is effected whereby the top ll may raised and lowered in relation to the base 10 within An opening 22 is provided within the base 10 and top 11 above the board 14 from theA front side, su'ch opening extending partly into the front wall ofthe base 10' and Paray; through the frontwall of the ltop ,11. so t as the top .11 is raised vthe opening is increased in height. j To maintain the opening 22 at the desired height,'ears 23 and 24 are extended 'from opposite sides of the base '10; corresponding ears 25 and 26 are extended :from- -the top 11; screws 27 and 28 are'slidingly' passed through the top ears 25 and 26 to -the'limits of the offset ends 19, 20, and 21 of. the' walls ofthe top 11.,

screw-threadedly engage inthe base Vears 23 and 24; and compression springs 29 and 30 -surroundthe screws-27and 28 Ynormall tende -b ase j ears. Turning the screws downwardly to overcome the springs will decreasethe height of the opening 22 and turning Vthe screws u wardly will permit .thesprings to raise t ef top 11 to .increase the opening 22.' An insulating board 31 is mounted inthe top 11 in the'same manner as the board 14 in the base10,'by bending the clips 32 held by the bolts 33 back -up againstthe. board 31 to hold itinposition 'against' the bolt nuts 34.`

' The insulating board 31 carries an electrica l heating element in the form of a continuous length of coiled resistance wire 35 on its under face by the'clips 36I` It' is topbe noted that this'top element-wire 35 is 'space-d apart-at the center. of the board (Fig. 5)l -as op sed to close spacing of the wire .16 of the ower element.- The ends 'oi the wire 35 are secured to the terminal screws .37,'fron'1 which conducting. wires 38 and 39 lead to the plug (terminals'40 and 41 mounted'on the base 10, vthe wires 38 'and 39 beingin electrical circuit also with the terminal serewsi18 as- :indicated Ain grate 42 is provided' to thebread I f and is 'slidingly entered through the openin 22 tohave the 'side rods 45's1idingly receive f within the u-'sliaped guides 4a @(144,

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cured to each'side of the base 10. The front of the grate 42 is turned upwardly to prej vent the bread from sliding of in front, and

l vthrough the guides 48 andl 44 after the grate is entered therein so that the cross member 47 will strike the screws 48 and 49 to limit the outward travel of the grate 42 and so prevent its accidentally being withdrawn from the opening 22 too far.

An insulated knob 50 is mounted on the grate 42 to enable it to be ushed in and pulled out from the opening. y making the top 11 adjustably positioned in heightabove the base, the spacing of the upper heating element may be varied to conform to the thick ness of the bread to be toasted. As the insulating boards 14 and 3l close the space from above and below in which the bread is actuallyjtoasted, the only opening into that space is the opening 22, but in use, the bread being toasted, being pushed on the grate 42 to just within the opening practically closes that opening, and the bread is toasted in the presence of the vapor driven from the bread.

I claim:

l. In an oven toaster, a base, an electrical heating element horizontally disposed in the base,'a top supported by the base to form an enclosure therewith, an electrical heating element horizontally disposed in the top spaced above said base element, and a grate slidingly carried Vbetween said two elements, and means for adjustably spacing apart the said two elements and resilient means for holding a given adjustment.

2. In an oven toaster, a base comprised ofl vertically disposed walls, an insulating member horizontally disposed within the base closing the opening therethrough, an electrical heating element carried on the upper face of the insulating member, a top carried by the base, a horizontally disposed insulating member positioned in the top, an electrical heating element on the under side of the vtop insulating member, said top being associated with said base to form an oven enclosure between said two insulating members with an opening into the enclosure, and a grate slidingly entering said opening to lieV between said two heating elements.

3., In an oven toaster, a base having verticallydisposed walls, an insulating member f horizontally disposed between the walls. bolts held by the walls, clips held by the bolts,

said insulating member resting on said bolts and said clips being bent over on the top face of the insulating member, an electrical heating element mounted on the top face of the insulating member, horizontally positioned guides above said heating element, and a grate slidingly carried by the ,guides.v l

4. an oven toaster, a base, an electrical beati Y element horizontally disposed in the base, a top supported by the base, an electrical heating element horizontally disposed in the top spaced above said base element, and a grate slidingly carried between said two elements, said top and said base being associated one with the other to have vertically disposed enclosing walls therebetween permitting the adjusting in elevation of the top heating element in respect to the base heating element and elastic means for holding such adjustment.

5. In an oven toaster, a base having vertically disposed walls, an insulating member horizontally disposed between the walls, bolts held by the walls, clips held by the bolts, said insulating member resting on said bolts and said clips being bent over on the top face of the insulating member, an velectrical heating element mounted on the top face of the insulating member, horizontally positioned guides above said heating element, and a grate slidingly carried by the guides, a top, an insulating member horizontally carried by the top, clips bent over onto the under side of the top insulating member to press it upwardly and retain it against stop members in the top, an electrical heating element Asecured to the under side of the top insulating member, said top being associated with said base wall to form an oven enclosure between said two insulating members and to have an opening therefrom to permit withdrawal therethrough of said grate.

6. In an oven toaster, a base having vertically disposed walls, an insulating member horizontally disposed between the walls, stops held by the walls, clips held by the stops, said insulating member resting on said stops and said clips being bent over on the top face ont the insulating member, an electrical heating element carried by the insulating member, horizontally positioned guides above said heating element, and a grate slidingly carried by the guides, a top, an insulating member horizontally carried by the top, clips bent over onto the under side of the top insulating member to press it upwardly and retain it against stop members in the top, an electrical heating element carried by the top-insulating member, said top being associated with said base wall to form an oven enclosure between said two insulating members and to have an opening therefrom to permit withdrawal therethrough of said grate.

7. In an oven toaster, a base comprised of vertically disposed walls, an insulating member horizontally disposed within the base ment on ythe top insulating member, said top beng associated with said base to form an oven enclosure between said two insulating members with an opxning into the enclosure, and a grate sii gly entering said 5 opening to lie between said two heating eiements, and means of adjustably spacing said top above said base and of maintaining said oven enclosure throughout the range of the 8. In an oven toaster, a base, an electrical heating element in the base, a top having side walls teleseoping with the base,and an electrical heating element in the top and resilient means retaining the top at various eierations.

9. In an oven'toaster, a base, an electricalheating element in the base, atop having side walls telescoping with the base, and an electrical heatingeiement in the top; springs normally spacingthe top above the base, and adjnstable means for compressing said nngs. 10. In an oven toaster, a base, a top forming an enclosure with the base, z pair of ace'd apart heating elements within the en- 25' c osure, means for varym' g the spacing of said elements, a grid having side bars and a rear cross bar, grid guides carried lar the base, said guides being snbstantiaiiy -shaped to slidingly receive therein the side bars of said grid, and a stop bolt passed through the legs of one of the guides outside of the sido bar therein.

11. In an oven toaster, a base, a top forming an enclosure with the base, a pair of spaced apart heating elements within the enclosure, and resilient means for varying the spacing apart of said elements.

12. In an oven toaster, a base, a top forming an enclosure the base, a pair of spaced apart heating elements within the enciosnre, and resilient lmeans for the spacing apart of said elements, said elements. being maintained parallel one to the other through the range of the intervening space.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

Mormon 

